2019-2020学年度第一学期期中教学情况调研八年级英语试题（八下 Units 1～4）注意: 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
第一卷第1至5页，答案全部做在答题纸上，答题纸在第6页。
第二卷第7至8页，答案做在试卷上。
交卷时只将5—8页收回。
第一卷（共60分）一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）第一部分听对话回答问题。
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话读两遍。
在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的答题时间。
1. Where did the girl’s uncle visit?A B C2. Which present was from Sandy’s grandmother?A B C3. How will the man go to Hengxing Shopping Mall?A B C4. What does Kate want to be when she grows up?A B C5. Who is the shortest of the three?A. Helen.B. David.C. Tom.6. When did the film start?A. At 3:15 p.m.B. At 3:00 p.m.C. At 2:45 p.m.7. How does Lucy feel when she speaks in front of many people?A. Afraid.B. Excited.C. Bored.8. What size does the woman want?A. Size 6.B. Size 7.C. Size 8.9. What did the girl do last Sunday?A. Went fishing.B. Climbed a mountain.C. Read books in thelibrary.10. What is Ding Jia’s plan for the Mid-Autumn Festival?A. To visit some friends.B. To visit her grandparents.C. To take a trip to Shanghai.第二部分听对话和短文答题。
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。
听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的答题时间。
听一段对话，回答第11～12小题。
11. What’s Ann’s favourite food?A. Noodles.B. Rice.C. Sandwiches.12. What will Ann first do?A. She will cut up some beef.B. She will buy some salt.C. She will wash some tomatoes.14. A. blue B. yellow C. white15. A. with her parents B. by herself C. with Kevin听第二篇短文，回答第16～20小题。
16. What does Mary do?A. A teacher.B. A doctor.C. A student.17. Why can’t the people in Mary’s family be with her?A. Because they have no time.B. Because she is too busy.C. Because they live in different cities.18. Where does Lisa live?A. In New York.B. In Moscow.C. In London.19. What interest do Mary and Lisa have?A. Singing and drawing.B. Drawing and dancing.C. Singing and dancing.20. What do Mary and Lisa often do on QQ?A. Talk and play games.B. Talk and help each other.C. Talk and do homework.二、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）A)选出一个画线部分读音与题前所给单词读音相同的选项 (每小题1分)。
1. honest A. social B. coffee C. ton D. movie2. baseball A. patient B. magazine C. vacation D. wash3. discuss A. true B. pull C. during D. culture4. reach A. great B. ideal C. meaning D. instead5. eraser A. usual B. rose C. sure D. costB) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
6. — Which of the two handbags do you like better?—I’ll take ________. They are very fashionable and cheap.A. bothB. everyC. allD. nothing7. — Excuse me, sir. Visiting hours are over. You ________ leave now.—I’m sorry, nurse. I didn’t k now the time.A. mayB. canC. shouldD. need8. The seasons in ________ are different fr om those in China. It’s autumn there when we areenjoying the spring sunshine.A. AmericaB. AustraliaC. JapanD. France9. — Will your uncle come back for the coming Mid-Autumn Festival?— He may come back, but I am ________ about it.A. uncomfortableB. incorrectC. impossibleD. uncertain10. —Your dog often feeds your cat? I don’t believe it.—But it’s true. I am not ________ a joke.A. sayingB. tellingC. speakingD. talking11. — Li Tie, you are back in Nanjing. When did you ________ here?— Just half an hour ago.A. arrive atB. get toC. arrive inD. arrive12. I don’t want to ________ a telephone in my bedroom. A bedroom should be a quiet placefor a good sleep.A. put downB. put inC. put onD. put out13. —________ larger is France than the Great Britain, do you know?— Yes. France is about 300 thousand square kilometres larger.A. How manyB. How farC. How muchD. How big14. — How did you know that James is from London?— From the words he used. He said ________ just now.A. I liked autumnB. he needed an eraserC. he watched a movieD. he hated cookies15. —What’s your best friend like?— ________.A. She is fine. Thank youB. She is a doctorC. She likes watching TVD. She is helpful and generous三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）“I’m a little painter (粉刷匠). I’m good at painting. I’ll make my new house nice and pretty.”When I learned this song in primary school, I 1 thought that one day I would really become a painter.I did volunteer 2 in a Mexican orphanage (墨西哥孤儿院) several weeks ago. My job was to paint a house.I first covered the windows and floor so that (为了) they 3 become dirty. Then I started to paint the walls. I was asked to paint them orange.I put the roller (滚筒) into the paint bucket (桶) for a moment, 4 then took it out to the wall. As it touched the wall, the paint splashed (飞溅) over my clothes. But I didn’t 5 about it. After I covered most of the walls with paint, I used small brushesto 6 in the blanks. Several hours later, the house had a new coat. It 7 beautiful in the bright sun. I felt so happy.Then I decided to clean my hands and clothes. When I 8 , my friend Cassie jumped over to me and put her hands 9 paint on my shoulder!“Oh, no!” I jumped up. “Don’t 10 that again.” Then we both laughed.1. A. often B. always C. sometimes D. never2. A. work B. job C. thing D. walk3. A. mustn’t B. w ouldn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t4. A. but B. or C. and D. so5. A. learn B. talk C. study D. care6. A. take B. put C. bring D. fill7. A. looked B. saw C. sounded D. watched8. A. came out B. came over C. came back D. came true9. A. because of B. instead of C. crazy about D. full of10. A. say B. clean C. do D. paint四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）ADear workmates,We hope you all had a great summer. Ours was a lot of fun. We saw so many new things and met so many wonderful people. The French gave us a warm welcome and helped us a lot. We have so many things to share with all of you.We had a great time seeing the Tour de France this summer. It is the most famous bicycle race (比赛) in the world. The riders travel more than two thousand miles in about a month. We got a quick look at the riders as they rode past! After the race, our family rented (租借) bikes, and rode along part of the way that the riders used.Do the French really eat snails (蜗牛)? The answer is yes. We went out to have dinner the other day, and our parents bought some. We each tried one and it didn’t taste too bad. My mother’s favourite food here is the French pastries (糕点). My father loves the red wine (葡萄酒). Our favourite is the fresh bread from the shop down the street.We went to visit the Eiffel Tower a few weeks ago. We went all the way to the top. It was a sunny day, so we could see farther away. Dad is afraid of heights, so he stayed at the foot of the tower and took pictures from the ground. Email us and let us know what is new at home.Wendy and Jack Brown1. What do the Browns think of French people?A. Friendly.B. Funny.C. Brave.D. Popular.2. After the riders rode past, the Browns______________.A. went back to their hotelB. also rode bikesC. tasted some French foodD. ran after the riders3. Jack’s favourite food in France is______________.A. snailsB. French pastriesC. fresh breadD. red wine4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Wendy and Jack got used to (习惯) the life in France soon.B. Tour de France is the best-known bicycle race in the world.C. The Browns saw many wonderful things in France.D. The Browns went to the top of the Eiffel Tower together.5. Wendy and Jack wrote this email to______________.A. tell a story about riding bikes in FranceB. tell a story about their travel in FranceC. advise the readers to try snails in FranceD. advise the readers to visit France in summerBI work as a volunteer for a group that helps the poor in Haiti (海地). I decided to take my son Brain there for a week, hoping that he would learn something.Before getting out, I told Brain this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then on the third day, when we were climbing over high rocky mountains, he turned to me and smiled, “Really hard.”After that, a five-year-old girl, wearing too large a dress and broken shoes, followed Brain around. Later he said. “I wish I could speak French.” I was surprised because he always hated French classes.However, the moment that really reached my heart occurred in a village in the mountains (高山). I was interviewing (采访) a woman villager for an article. By working hard, she learned to read and write and became one of the leaders of the village.Learning about her story, Brain was greatly touched (感动). His eyes were wet and there was love and respect (尊重) on his face. He finally understood the importance of my work. When leaving for home, Brain even offered to stay in as a volunteer. This trip really meanta lot to both of us.6. Why did the writer take his son to Haiti?A. Because they wanted to take a trip there.B. Because they went there to visit a friend.C. Because his son wanted to help the poor there.D. Because the writer thought it could be a lesson to his son.7. What does the underlined word “occurred” mean?A. leftB. offeredC. happenedD. reached8. What did Brain NOT learn from this trip?A. To love and respect poor people.B. To be a humorous person.C. To offer help to people in need.D. To be a kind and hard-working man.9. Why did Brain wish he could speak French?A. Because he wanted to talk to the little girl.B. Because he enjoyed the trip a lot.C. Because he decided to help others.D. Because he didn’t follow his father.10. What is the passage mainly about?A. An exciting trip.B. How to be a volunteer.C. A story of a volunteering trip.D. A great father.CHobbies are activities we do in our free time. There are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose. Some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.The most popular hobbies in our country are as follows:Collecting hobbiesWe can collect a lot of things. Usually people collect stamps, postcards or coins (钱币). Some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things. They could cost a lot.Art hobbiesSome people like going to the theatre, concert (音乐会), or opera. Some people like playing some instruments (乐器). And others enjoy painting and writing. There are many clubs like singing and dancing clubs.Sports hobbiesEverybody does some sports activities — sport can keep us fit. Many students are members of a sports club — basketball, volleyball or swimming.Other popular hobbies include (包括) watching TV or a video, playing computer or video games, but these are not so good for your eyes and your mind. Many people like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. Some people like listening to music better.Many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working by computer, but it is not so easy. Hobbies are very important for everybody. A man would be very poor if he didn’t have a hobby and he would not be happy.根据短文内容，完成下面的表格。
